UPI – A Chicago non-profit is asking social media users to help name a “remarkably rotund” beaver caught on camera in the city.
Urban Rivers, a non-profit dedicated to restoring Chicago’s waterways and protecting the native wildlife, shared a video to Reddit showing the “huge” beaver caught on camera in the city.
“She lives, eats, and knocks down trees in Pilsen, Bridgeport, and McKinley Park, so really she’s at the intersection of the south, southwest, and west sides of the city,” the post said.
“She’s gotten especially large the last few weeks, probably due to pregnancy, but she’s been remarkably rotund for longer than a beaver pregnancy lasts.”
The group said the beaver also has a reputation for being “tough”.
“The spots she hangs out at are absolutely filled with coyotes, and we can’t figure out how she hasn’t been eaten,” officials wrote.
Urban Rivers is asking members of the public to suggest names for the “remarkably rotund” resident.
Some names that have already been suggested include ‘Lori Heavyfoot’, ‘Beav Irvin’, ‘Sigourney Beaver’ and ‘Dam Ryan’.
Beaver researcher with Urban Rivers Sammie Clark said officials are hoping the rodent’s size is indeed evidence of pregnancy.
“Seeing this individual looking so plump, especially this time of year, gives us hope that it could be the female pregnant again,” Clark told WGN-TV.
